Story Line
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
“From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!”
Top Cast
Jan-Michael Vincent
Nanu
Tim Conway
Milo Jackson
John Amos
Coach Sam Archer
Roscoe Lee Browne
Gazenga
Dayle Haddon
Jane
Billy De Wolfe
Dean Maxwell
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Rating
5.6/ 10
Release Date
1973-02-14
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
ComedyFamily
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User Reviews (1)
r96sk
6/10
•8/8/2020Bang average.
<em>'The World’s Greatest Athlete'</em> feels like a mixture of stuff we've seen before in this era of Disney. It doesn't do enough to make an impact on me, not helped by silliness of the story and meh casting.
John Amos is the be...